Clothes-prop holder.



J. A. ROBINSON. CLOTHES PRORHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. Io. me.

PaIenIedAug. 20, 1918.

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srans r JULIA A. ROBINSON, OF MANCHESTER, IOWA.

CLOTHES-PROP HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20, 1918.

Application led January 10, 1918. Serial No. 211,206.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIA A. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Manchester, in the county of Delaware and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Prop Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference generally to improvements in that class of inventions known as laundry, and more particularly relates to a clothes prop holder'.

It is the principal aim and object of the present invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character designed for engagement with a clothes line, and capable of receiving one end of a prop, so as to coperate with the latter in preventing the accidental falling of the prop, consequentlyv assuring the maintenance of the clothes line in an elevated position.

More particularly, the invention includes the provision of a device of the above mentioned character wherein improved means are employed for removably clamping the sections of the holder and opposite sides of the line.

It is a more specific object of this invention to provide a device of the above character wherein the construction thereof is novel and is capable of being readily applied and maintained in position when in use.

It is a more specic object of this invention to provide a clothes prop holder of the character' mentioned, wherein improved means is employed for engaging the line, while coperating therewith is improved guard means for preventing unnecessary movement of the device when in position on the line.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character described with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple, the cost of production low and the efiiciency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the apparatus will bc brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which for a clear understanding of the invention should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment: of the invention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the. principle of operation of the various parts.

. The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the invention positioned on a clothes line, the latter being Ashown in section.

Fig. 2 `is a longitudinal section of the same.

Fig-.3 is a front elevation of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Similar characters yof reference are employed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided a pair of sections or plates l and 2, which may be and preferably are formed of metal, the lower ends of each of which are formed with hinged ears 3 which are engaged by a pintle il which serves to connect the sections so that they may be swung relative to each other. Extending at right angles from the opposite side edges of theplates l and projecting toward the other plate are a pair of opposed hooks 5, while positioned above the hooks and at right angles to and integral with the same plate or section l are opposed guards 6. The hooks and guards are designed to be arranged in close relation upon the opposite side of the other plate 2 when the latter is swung toward the plate l, while preparatory to this swinging movement the hooks are engaged beneath a clothes line 7.

In order to removably retain the sections in the relation described and prevent accidental displacement thereof, an adjusting screw 8 is engaged through the extensions 9 or on the upper ends of the plates l and 2.

Clothes prop receivers l() are connected on the outer surfaces of the sections or plates l and 2 and preferably include a triangular outer wall ll, inclined side walls l2, which are joined with the top 13. The bottom or lower ends of these receivers are open, while attaching flanges 14 are formed on the side walls and are secured to the sections or plates l rthrough the instrumentality of suitable fasteners 15. Subsequent to the engaging of the hooks 5 on the line.`

'T and the swinging of the sections or plates l and 2 toward each other and the fasten ing of the adjusting screw S, the Clothes props l@ have their upper ends engagedin the receivers lO so as to cooperate with the hooks in maintaining the clothes line l in an elevated position. lt is appreciated, etV

Course, that the guards 6 prevent the aceidental unnecessary movement et the lineV i when between the plates or sections. ln disconnecting the device itis onlY neeessar;T to remove the props and nnloosen the screwsy 8 so that the sections may be swung awa)Y troni each other and the hoolts disengaged z troni the line, as is apparent.

lt is thought in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed deserip tion ot' the operation et the invention is entireljyY unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will he readilj1 apparent.

As man)v Changes could be niade in the above construction and many apparentl;1 wide different embodiments ot this intention eenld he inade without departing troni the scope or the invention, it is intended that all inatter Contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall he interpreted as illustrative and not in a liniited sense. lt is also to loe understood that the language used in the following elaiins is intended to eoier all the generic and speeic features of the invention herein described and all statements ot the scope et the invention which as a inatter ot language might be said tofall therebetween;

Having thus fully described this invention, what is claimed as new and desired to he secured by laetteisljatent, is

l. i device of the character described including a pair ot plates swingingly connected to each other at their lower edges, opposed hooks projecting at right angles :troni the inner surface and adjacent side edges of one of the plates, opposed guards 4:formed with the saine plate and positioned ahorn the hooks, ineans oireniovably holding the upper ends of the plates in Close relation with each other, and Clothes prop receivers carried on the outer surfaces of the plates.

2. iii device ot the Character described including a pair et plates haring lower edges swingingly connected to each other, opposed clothes line engaging hooks projecting at right angles troni the inner surface ot one et' the plates and at the side edges thereof, opposed guards extending troni and integral with the sanie plate and positioned above. the hooks, an adjusting screw tor removably holding the upper ends et the plates in Close relation with each other, and elotnes prop receivers carried on the outer surfaces ot the plates and opening toward the lower edges of the plates.

in testinion;v whereof l attiX my signature.

,1" 'Ulalt n. BOBNSON.

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